Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| Does / ? / win / Kevin / always |
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| asking me questions / She / always / is |
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| almost never / go on holiday / My parents |
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| saw / it / five times / I |
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| dress / Can / in green? / always / I |
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| every day / Do / you / go / ? / to the gym |
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| never / listen / They / can |
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| what to say / I / know / never |
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| usually / They / need / some help with the homework |
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| usually / go / to the dentist / once a year / I |
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| some petrol / I travel a lot. I / need / every other day. |
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| oranges / hardly ever / eat / I |
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| soup / every other day / We / have |
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| go / I / three times a week / to the gym |
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| at home? / have lunch / usually / you / Do |
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| have to go / I / shopping / day in, day out |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| listens / when you talk to her / rarely / She |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| phoned / she / Yesterday, / me / twice |
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| get up / always / I / at 8 a.m. |
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| Tom / if you need it / help you / rarely / will |
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| breaks down / My car / several times a year |
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| very often / My parents / to help me / come |
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| How / to the disco? / often / you / do / go |
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| I / usually / to the hairdresser's / go / once a month |
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| Mike / often / pizza / for dinner / eats |
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| feel tired? / you / often / Do |
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| very often / dresses / in blue / She |
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| can / never / find / your car keys / You |
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| usually / am / Something is the matter with me. I / very tired / in the mornings. |
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| is / John / often / late |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
